Weather Records on 12 July 1929

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1929. Highest significance: Dinmore Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1929

On 12 July 1929, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 134 daily.
Dinmore Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 12 July 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 12 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 12 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1929

Top 20 records on 12 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1929	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Hermann, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Umea, SE	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Pakri, EE	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Laura, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Mallala, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Sarna, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1929	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 137 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1929-07-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	80
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1